From the fall of 2011 through the end of spring 2012, the James R. Macdonald Lab has been
remodeling. Our various laser-atom studies have displaced some of our old particle accelerators,
and have grown beyond the space we originally allotted for them.

In early April the prefabricated pieces of the PULSAR room arrived. The truck trailer was magnificent. A Beautyrest
mattress ad was emblazoned across it with our new lab motto: "Better Sleep Through Science". The oversized prefab
packaging required some clever jockeying with forklift and pallet stacker.

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